Bois de Oud

All the people saying they can't detect the oud need to smell Tom Ford's 'Oud Wood' which smells a little bit like this if it was blended with Valentino Uomo Intense. I love the sandlewood drydown and the sweet whiffs of iris and musk. For the price this stuff is wonderful, there is a very realistic animalic oud smell that really impresses me. Solinotes are very layerable and this one makes a great base note.

It literally smells like the inside of a Church, I LOVE it. Will update for the longevity but for this pricepoint it is a steal. Smells like a niche fragrance.

im not sure i get oud, but this is a nice warm, dry woody musk

Smoky soft wood, not too dark, it combines a meditative sweetness with its churchy notes. To me it does have something serious, immobile, but also deep and even calming. I get mostly cedar, burning incense, dry sandalwood. Niche quality. Misleading name? Unisex, to my nose, though not mainstream enough to be mass appealing. Test carefully, then enjoy the little secret time.

This one smells the way I thought electric wood would smell based on people’s description of that fragrance. This one is very dry and woody with a strong iris note throughout. It’s dark dry, smoky wood chips. After the sharp wood chips settle down the scent becomes a quieter subtle iris musk in the dry down. Lasts a few hours